- Original: βοῦς - Transliteration: Bous - Phonetic: booce - Definition: 1. an ox, a cow - Origin: probably from the base of G1006 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably from the base of G1006 ; an ox (as grazing) that is an animal of that species (beef): - ox. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • ox, 2 1 Corinthians 9:9; 1 Timothy 5:18 • oxen, 3 Joh 2:14; Joh 2:15; 1 Corinthians 9:9